[EN]Rumbo al Gran Banco traces the history of the Spanish Grand Banks cod fishery from its origins in the first third of the twentieth century. It begins by t reating the general socio-economic background; the people involved; the evolving technology they used; and the effects of the Civil War and World War II. The article then considers the effects of the fishing bonanza, the introduction pair-trawlers and the competition that came to characterize this fishery, including the exploration of the entire extent of the Banks in the search for cod. The historic survey concludes with an examination of the effects of, first, Canada;s 200-mile EEZ and, later, the moratorium imposed on the cod fishery on Canada’s Grand Banks. As well, the article looks specifically at the history of the fishery in general in Newfoundland and Galicia, which share both an ocean and a seaward vision.